NASHVILLE — Nissan’s North American marketing chief, Jon Brancheau, 53, will leave the company in what he and company officials describe as a voluntary departure.

Nissan’s senior North American spokesman, Dave Reuter, says Nissan has not selected a replacement for Brancheau, whose title changed late last year to vice president, Nissan marketing communications and media. Brancheau had been at the company for four years.

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